beläte

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish bilæte, from Old Saxon biliði (“image”). Doublet of bild. === Noun === beläte n a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one) Synonym: avgudabild (by extension) something ugly (generally) (biblical) an image, likeness ==== Declension ==== === References === “beläte”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) beläte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)